Using Blackboard Vista Accessibly: Tutorials for Course Designers

These tutorials and the accompanying checklist will help instructors make sure that they consider the accessibility of their Vista courses including wise use of the tools built into Vista and awareness of the limitations of these tools. This material refers to Blackboard (previously WebCT) Vista 4 and 8, as well as Campus Edition 6 and 8. For information about making accessible instructional materials to load into Vista (i.e. Syllabus, PowerPoint slides, etc) please see the Accessible Instructional Materials page.

Video Tutorials

Video Tutorial: Course Navigation
Video Tutorial: Course Colors
Video Tutorial: Content Links
Video Tutorial: Labeling Images
Video Tutorial: Inaccessible Tools

Checklists

Blackboard Vista Accessibility Checklist

This is an Accessible Instructional Media demonstration produced through EnACT: Ensuring Access Through Collaboration and Technology. Read the abstract describing the rationale for this AIM project along with references. Vvisit the EnACT web site to view other AIM projects.